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Subs

Arcade Video game published 45 years ago by Atari, Inc.

Listed in MAME

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Subs © 1979 Atari.

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TECHNICAL/MACHINE PICT.
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Game ID : 033714

Main CPU : MOS Technology M6502 (@ 756 Khz)
Sound Chips : Discrete (@ 756 Khz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 512 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 57.00 Hz
Palette Colors : 4

Players : 2
Control : dial
Buttons : 1

TRIVIA

Released in May 1979, selling at an MSRP of $1895.

Subs was the first multi-monitor game. Players stood on opposite sites of each other and used radar to find the others hidden sub and blow it away. In addition to the dual monitor, this was the first game with an operator optional add-a-coin or regular credit coinage mode. In add-a-coin mode, the game can be set on eight different times per coin.

STAFF

Designed and programmed by : John Ray, Phil Hash
Hardware Engineer : John Ray

SOURCES

Game's ROM.
Machine's picture.